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By Bao Ong June 24, 2013 2:02 pmJune 24, 2013 2:02 pm

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Luke's Lobster has teamed up with the Maine Lobster Council to sell lobster rolls from its food truck.Credit Jessica Lin

A Taste of Pride Garden Party and tasting to benefit The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday at Hudson River Park’s Pier 84, at the West Side Highway and 44th Street. More than 30 restaurants will be participating. General admission tickets are $99 and will be on sale after 5:30 at the will call tent.

Exclusive bottles of French, American and Spanish wines will be tasted during Asiate’s wine dinner series at the Mandarin Oriental New York, 80 Columbus Circle. First up is a Spanish wine-maker dinner at 7 p.m. on Monday featuring Numanthia with a four-course meal. The cost is $175 per person. Call (212) 805-8809 for reservations.

Chefs from some of the city’s top restaurants will be cooking at a tasting event to benefit The Partnership at Drugfree.org, which helps families fight teen substance abuse, starting with a V.I.P. reception at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Astor Center, 399 Lafayette Street in NoHo. Tickets are $200.

Luke’s Lobster has teamed up with the Maine Lobster Council to sell lobster rolls for $10 from its roving food truck Thursday through Saturday, and at its new Brooklyn Bridge Park location, 11 Water Street, on Thursday. Proceeds will be donated to the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City to help with Sandy relief.

Bugs for breakfast? The New York Academy of Sciences will hold a talk on the notion that bugs can be a healthy and sustainable solution to the world’s food problem. Afterward, there will also be samples of bugs to taste, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Academy’s offices, 250 Greenwich Street on the 40th floor. Tickets start at $20 for non-members of the academy.

Roberta’s, 261 Moore Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, will host a “Pigs and Pies” party from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday showcasing hams, sausages and bacon from S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. Tickets are $55 per person. There will also be a special three-course brunch for $25 featuring the cured meats on Sunday at Seersucker, 329 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.